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briefly as we can. We know that Abraham was a nomad
chief as well as a Messenger of God, and that he used to live
in a tent and had large flocks of cattle and great wealth.
Now the nomad tribesmen do not inherit lands and pastures,
but the prince assigns to each of his sons certain clans or
tribes as his subjects and dependents. As a rule the youngest
inherits the hearth or the tent of his parents, whereas the
elder - unless unfit - succeeds him to his throne. The
great Mongol conqueror Jenghiz Khan was succeeded by
Oghtai, his eldest son, who reigned in Pekin as Khaqan, but
his youngest son remained in his father's hearth at Qara-
qorum in Mongolia. It was exactly the same with Abraham's
two sons. Isaac, who was the younger of the two, inherited
the tent of his father and became, like him, a nomad living
in tents. But Ishmael was sent to Hijaz to guard the House
of Allah which he, together with Abraham, had built
chief as well as a Messenger of God, and that he used to live
in a tent and had large flocks of cattle and great wealth.
Now the nomad tribesmen do not inherit lands and pastures,
but the prince assigns to each of his sons certain clans or
tribes as his subjects and dependents. As a rule the youngest
inherits the hearth or the tent of his parents, whereas the
elder - unless unfit - succeeds him to his throne. The
great Mongol conqueror Jenghiz Khan was succeeded by
Oghtai, his eldest son, who reigned in Pekin as Khaqan, but
his youngest son remained in his father's hearth at Qara-
qorum in Mongolia. It was exactly the same with Abraham's
two sons. Isaac, who was the younger of the two, inherited
the tent of his father and became, like him, a nomad living
in tents. But Ishmael was sent to Hijaz to guard the House
of Allah which he, together with Abraham, had built